Breast-collar.



L. A. STITH.

BREAST COLLAR. APPLICATION EILED NOV. 24.. 19x4.

Patented Apr. 1 1-, 1916.

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LORD A. s'rI'rH, or MOUNT srE LIn kENrUcKY.

BREAST-COLLAR.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LORD A. STITH, a citizenof the United States, residing at Mount Sterling, in the county ofMontgomery and State of Kentucky, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Breast-Collars, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in harness and especially withreference to improvements in the breast collar and traces of harness,the object of the invention being to provide an improved form of breastcollar which may be put on or removed from a horse without passing theshoulder straps over his head, another object of the invention being toprovide a breast collar harness with detachable trace members which maybe left permanently connected to the swingletree and the main tracemembers of which may be left permanently connected to the breeching sothat the harness may be readily placed on or removed from the horse.

The invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangementof devices hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective View of thebreast collar, traces and breeching of a harness constructed inaccordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail plan of the breastcollar. Fig. 3 is a detail plan of one of the traces.

In accordance with my invention the breast collar 1 comprises a pair ofmembers 2 and 3 which, are detachably connected together at the front bya hook 4 one end of which is pivotally connected by a pintle pin on anattaching plate 5 secured to one of said members, said hook having onits other end shoulders and a bill in advance of the shoulders by meansof which the hook may be detachably connected to a pintle pin be tweenspaced ears on the other attaching plate 6 on the other member. Theattaching plates are on the front sides of the breast collar members sothat the connecting hook is spaced forwardly of the breast collar andthe front ends of the members are also spaced apart by the shoulders onthe hook contacting with the spaced ears on the attaching plate 6, saidmembers are thickened as at 8, so that pressure is entirely relievedfrom the throat of the animal and he is per- Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Apr. 11, 1916.

Application filed November 24, 1914. Serial No. 873,777.

mitted to breathe freely and his comfort thereby greatly promoted.

To disconnect the breast collar members the hook need onlybe detachedfrom pintle pin onthe attaching plate 6 as will be understood. The hookhas a spring 10 which closes against its bill and prevents casualdetachment of the bill of the hook from the pintle pin on the attachingplate 6. The breast collar may be readily put on a horse or removed byfirst disconnecting the members of the collar and necessity for passingthe collar over the horses head is entirely avoided.

Each trace comprises a front member 11 and a detachable rear member 12,the said members being detachably connected together by hooks 'or othersuitable devices 13.

The rear members of the traces may be left connected to the breechingfor removal from the horse and avoiding all necessity of tying I up thetraces to prevent them from draggmg on the earth or in the mud.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. In a harness, a breastcollar comprising a pair of members having thickened end portions,plates secured to the thickened ends of'said members and provided withspaced ears, pintle pins extending transversely between said ears, ahook having an end pivotally secured to one of said pins between theears on one of the plates, a bill at the other end of the hook forreceiving the pintle pin between the ears on the other plate, andshoulders upon the hook in the rear of the bill arranged to contact withthe ears on the last mentioned plate whereby said members are held inspaced relation.

2. In a harness, a breast collar comprising a pair of members havingthickened end portions in spaced relation, plates secured to said. end prtions and provided with spaced ears, a hook having one end mountedspring member carried by the hook and hav- 10 for swinging movementbetween the ears ing one end arranged to extend within the on one ofsaid plates, shoulders near the opbill and close the entrance thereto.posite end of said hook for contact With the In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature 5 ears on the other plate, a pintle pin extendinpresence of two witnesses.

ing transversely between the ears which con- LORD A. STITH. tact withthe shoulders and the hook, a bill Witnesses:

on the hook in advance of said shoulders for J. H. CONNOR,

engagement with the pintle pin, and a F. M. HILL.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. O.

